Top Plays Ladder

The NBA.com Top Plays Ladder is a free-flowing, continuously updated chart that ranks the best plays of 2012-13. When a play happens that brings you to your feet, check here to see how it ranks.And if it ain't here, sound the alarm.

Was Brandon Knight sleep during the pregame film session? He must not have heard about the Clippers' big men. DeAndre Jordan gave him a lesson he'll never, ever, forget.

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Loooob Citaaay : March 6

At the end of the day, behind the scoreboards and winning mantras, it's still basketball. And when it's done like this, it reminds us of why we pay so much attention to it. Jamal Crawford and Blake Griffin complete a highlight for the ages.

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Looking back on this play weeks after it happened, and it still ranks as one of the weirdest buzzer-beaters I've ever seen. While J.R. Smith and James Johnson may have had more impacting game-enders, Darren Collison's non-set shot to tie the game in OKC stands above.

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Griffin, The Destroyer : Dec. 18

A stuff, a stalk and gritty staredown of a fallen Kyle Singler, then the appearance out of nowhere to finish an alley-oop that started as a chest pass. The Griffinator has one mission, people: seek and destroy. And this wasn't his most exciting play of the night.

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Safe to say Blake Griffin is used to the high-wire acts. Generally it's on the offensive side. Don't tell that to Deron Williams.

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Sharing Suns : Dec. 9

A team play leading to a score without the ball touching the ground will always get love from me. Check out the velocity on that fullcourt heave by Markieff Morris and the awareness by Jared Dudley to hit Shannon Brown in stride. Intuitive basketball at its finest.